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Jennifer Schubert-Akin
In his famous âI have a dreamâ speech in 1963, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke of looking âto a day when people will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.â
What would Dr. King think of current efforts to award jobs, promotions, and contracts on the basis of skin color rather than on merit?
The answer to this question should be obvious. Yet, here we are in 2021, witnessing a disturbing nationwide movement to weaponize race and make employment decisions based on skin color under the imprimatur of equity and anti-racism. Â Â